The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has released tenders for five packages of the 280.8 km Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR, NH-948A) project, a major infrastructure development aimed at alleviating freight traffic and reducing congestion in the city.

The project, which is expected to cost Rs 17,000 crore, will connect various suburban areas around Bengaluru, including Dobbaspet, Doddaballapur, Devanahalli, and Hoskote, and extend to Hosur in Tamil Nadu. The STRR will act as a bypass for goods traffic, helping commercial vehicles and inter-state commuters avoid the city's core areas.

According to a report by Moneycontrol, the tenders were released on September 5 for five packages covering 144 km of the STRR's western section, with an estimated cost of Rs 4,750 crore. The project is expected to ease traffic congestion in Bengaluru and provide an alternative route to NICE Road for trucks traveling from Tamil Nadu to Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The first package includes the 46.30 km stretch from Obalapura (Nelamangala taluk) to Somakkanamutta (Magadi taluk), costing an estimated Rs 1,419 crore.

The second package covers the 32.7 km stretch from Somakkanamutta to Kunigal (Ramanagara taluk), costing Rs 825.1 crore. The third package spans 33.64 km from Kunigal to Thattekere (Kanakapura taluk), with an estimated cost of Rs 978.9 crore.